GRIP leadership can do #10

On Thursday we went to a leadership conference with lots of other schools. We learned about what would make a good leader. We did lots of games to do with leadership like speaking in front of the crowd (but only a few people did that) I showed excellence by representing the school Infront of everyone. I showed leadership by co operating to the activities. I was a role model to the littler kids there by helping them out with their work.

Kapa Haka Can Do 6

Today we did kapa haka and at the start all the non-performance group was there and we did a couple songs for them then we performed our performance for the night and I did poi and we all worked on our transition but we REALLY need to work on the poi song, I showed respect to the poi's. I showed leadership by listening and trying my best.

Assembly Must do 4

Today I had assembly and I was sharing my learning in it! I shared about my action plan witch is a writing plan where you pick a goal e.g mine was peer mediation, then you choose 3 things you could work on e.g mine were 1. Turning up on time, 2. Going around the school not in one place, 3. Read the card that has the script on it, then you say how you can achieve each one and what time you would do it. I showed active thinking for being chosen by the teacher for this because he thought I hare a great action plan, I showed leadership by showing a good example of sharing to the school.

Peer Mediation Can do 5

Today I did peer mediation, Wednesday the first half of lunch is my duty and most days I do it but when I'm sick I can't. We solved a tiny little problem and someone took someone else's ball and then they fighter a bit but not physical luckily! I sorted that one out while the other people in my group were doing something else? I showed respect by not judging them for their problem, I showed leadership because I wasn't being silly and just running away from the problems, I stayed and sorted them out properly.

Technology Leadership Excellence Must Do 3

Yesterday the seniors went to Lincoln primary for technology. At the moment I am doing techstyles and we did sewing. First we learnt how to put the thread onto the sewing machine and also the bobbin. Then she told us to get a piece of fabric and practice sewing and getting the feel because most of my group haven't sewn before. Then we made a little pocket thing. I think I showed Excelence for helping the people that haven't sewn before. I showed leadership by trying my best to do sewing even though I haven't REALLY done this before.

Kapa Haka Leadership Excellence Can Do 4

Today I did kapa haka and basically we just did some practice on our transitioning and the poi and stuff like that. A parent was watching because she was going to take some of the year 7 & 8's because we go to Te hapua and the rest of us either do garden to table or buddy class. So we did loads of practice, we did so much practice we started practice at 9:15 and ended at 11:10. I showed excellence by being patient and doing the long long practice. I showed leadership by being responsible and waiting to get the poi respectfully.

Peer Mediation Leadership Excellence Can Do 3

Yesterday I did peer mediation with Elizabeth and Jack H, we went around the WHOLE school. We solved a few miner problems we didn't have to record the down. The little kids were the ones that had the most problems because they get very emotional when something little happens! I showed the learner quality of resilient by not giving up on the problem and just saying sort it out yourself, I showed leadership by showing a good example to the little kids.

Technology Leadership Excellence Must Do 2

Today I went to Tech and my group changed to tech styles, witch is sewing and making stuff like that. but today we were just trying out and wewere learning about fabrics and what ones are fit for purpose if you want to make jeans and stuff like that.We also found a table at the start and we had to look at the sewing machine and see what number you were and I was number 2. So that's  what we did today. I think I showed respect by listening to my tech teacher and respecting her differences because she said she had dislexia, I showed leadership by knowing how to sew and teach others that were new to sewing.

Kapa Haka Leadership Excellence Can Do 2

Today we did kapa haka, We were practicing our transitions between songs. We also did the poi, and just joined kapa haka so it was a bit hard to remember the actions but I could still remember the words to the songs. I think I showed excellence because I was doing all the actions right and trying my best. I think I showed leadership by being sensible and listening (a good role model)

Peer Mediation Leadership Excellence Can Do 1

Today I did my peer mediation duty and even though we didn't get many problems to solve at the start when we were just finishing and walking back to class everyone came up to us and had a problem it seemed like the whole school had a problem for us to solve; so we went a bit overtime! I showed respect by respecting other peoples problems and not judging them. I showed leadership by reading the card and following the steps and not giving them advise just letting them work it out.

Technology Leadership Excellence Must Do 1

Today we went to Lincoln primary school for tech this is the last week on cooking for me! We made burgers from scratch. Like when I say from scratch I mean making the bread/ burger buns and the meat! First we made the bread with flour, sugar, zest and some more I cant remember! then we placed the bowl of dough near the oven and it inflated to twice the size it already was. Then we left it there and made the meat, cooked both and then built them. I showed community by being aware of others. I showed leadership by lining up properly and waiting my turn.

Kapa Haka Leadership Merit 4

Today we did kapa haka but the Te hapua group had to go early because we had to car there because it was raining. At kapa haka we practiced poi and 3 songs, 1 i don't know, school song and he honoree. I think I showed community and respect because I was showing respect to everyone else (the community).

Peer Mediation Leadership Merit 5

Today I went to do peer mediation and Jack H wasn't here so I asked Savannah to do it with Elizabeth and I. We solved a problem where a kid pushed someone else over but we thought that we weren't supposed to deal with physical stuff so we took him to a duty teacher. We solved another problem as well...well we thought it was a problem but then the little boy just started screaming and we were like "WHAT?! but in a nice way just panicking well it turned out he saw a flying ant so we explained to him that it was a Miskito  and he calmed down. I think I showed resilience by not giving up on peer mediation because I don't really want to do it but I did and that was good.

Technology Leadership Merit 6

Today I went to tech as we do on every Tuesday and go to Lincoln primary. I am in cooking for this rotation and normally we all do a recipe together and something that is kiwiana (well we still did have to do something kiwiana) but we do it in our groups and mine is Charlotte, Sam,Sam and I and we chose to make cheese and bacon scones. They were amazing. I showed active thinking by writing down the steps to make the scones, and so did the others in my group.

ICT Leadership Merit 3

On Friday I helped deliver the i pods to a class (I cant remember what class) But I like the job because I think its a good chance to do something in the morning instead of doing nothing all morning for half an hour. I think I showed Excellence by actually helping out and not just doing ICT so I can blog about it, I actually do it because its a good role to be doing.

Kapa Haka Leadership Merit 3

Today we sung a lot of songs for kapa haka and we started practicing the short poi and the year 8 girls were doing long poi and the boys were doing the haka all at the same time so it got a bit loud. We sang two songs and then played with the poi's like I said I showed leadership by not rushing to the poi's like everyone else.

Getting involved Leadership Merit 3

Today I got involved by playing with my friends after I finished the meeting to get my sports uniform for the run bike run zones. We played donkey. That's where you pass the ball around then if someone drops it or does a bad pass they get a D then they get an O then N then K then E then finally Y then that person is out and you keep going until there is a winner.

Kapa Haka Leadership Merit 2

Today we did kapa haka and I think that the kapa haka group is coming along really well, we have great moves and lots of fun and singing of course. I like the lines because its a girls group on the left and a girls group on the right then boys in the middle. I think I showed leadership byn waiting for them to do their thinking and not being silly.

Term 1 Integrated Learning - Leadership

We have been learning all about What makes a good leader.

Here is a link to the Leadership modelling book.

We identified that good leaders show 6 main character traits. These are Goal focused, Motivational, Active Thinker, Integrity, Trustworthy, and Resilience.

The leadership trait that I think I show the most is motivational because I always motivate my friends.

The leadership trait I would most like to develop is being Resilient because I always just give up

Something NEW I have learned about leadership is that you have to be all these traits to be an effective leader.

The SOLO level that I reached during this unit of learning is relational because I can be most of these traits but not ALL of them.

(see slide 2 of the leadership modelling book for this)

My next step in learning about leadership is to apply everything that I have learned about leadership to my own leadership roles.

Getting involved Leadership Merit 2

Today I was getting involved by going along to the basketball with the rams AND the wildcats this week, as I have been the past few weeks. I showed leadership by going with other people not just going with Charlotte and I was doing my best. Today we played a game called in and out, Jamie says in then you go in and when he says out you have to go out, I came 2nd both games. We also played a shooting game, called dog box.